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2010 World Cup Zakumi representing the spirit of Africa

Zakumi represents the people, land and spirit of South Africa and Africa. As a mascot, Zakumi will be an ambassador for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. 
 
A mascot is a person, animal, or object believed to bring good luck. It is like a representative for an organisation or a sports team. The first mascot used for a FIFA World Cup, was a lion called World Cup Willie. It was introduced in 1966 when England hosted the World Cup. Since then every World Cup has had its own special mascot. 
 

African peer review mechanism

Openness is the key to democracy.  Openness in the activities of government means giving ordinary people the chance to highlight the weak and strong points of government and how the government can improve the delivery of services. It is against this background that ordinary South Africans have a chance to look into the progress the country has made in the first 10 years of democracy, and into the challenges of speeding up progress.

Getting skills we need

Solutions to skills shortage

Before 1994, many  South Africans had few skills they could sell on the job market. This was because the apartheid system neglected the education of the majority of South Africans. The National Skills Development Strategy adopted in 2001 changed this. More than 6 million people have completed skills training in different programmes run by the Department of Labour.

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